WARS in Video. IRAN HIT US Fifth Fleet BASE in Bahrain, 20 other Targets as Retaliation to CentCom Strikes. Kiev’s Terrorist Attack on Civilian Bus: Heavy Russian Revenge
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Since today, therefore, this War Daily Summary will no longer contain news only on the war (and related geopolitical issue) in the Middle East, but also on the war in Ukraine and any other international conflicts.
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“UKRAINE KILLED 21 RUSSIAN STUDENTS in Starobelsk and LIED about it”.
RT Investigation (banned in EU): Schoolgirls MURDERED by Double-Tap of Waves of Drone
A Ukrainian drone raidlast week devastated a college dormitory in Starobelsk, in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic, killing 21 students – most of them young women – and injuring dozens others.
«The attack was a deliberate “double-tap” that included two more waves of drones targeting civilians and first responders who raced to the scene, according to Russian officials. Russia branded the raid a “terrorist attack” and a blatant war crime. Horrific footage from the scene backed up the accusations» RT (former Russia Today,m banned in UK and EU) has reported.
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WEAPONS LOBBY – 21. SCHOOLGIRLS’ Massacre in Donbas by DRONE of Ex CIA CHIEF POMPEO.
Behind UAV FP-1 the Satanic Kiev Gang of Corruption, funded by SOROS’ Coup too
«Ukraine said on Sunday that it used three types of locally produced drones to pummel the Moscow region, in its biggest attack so far on the heavily defended capital. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in a statement on Sunday that it used the FP-1 Firepoint and RS-1 Bars winged drones to hit several targets in the Moscow area. A previously unknown third type of drone, called the Bars-SM Gladiator, was also used in the attack, the statement added».
This wrote Business Insider. going into detail about the news we prominently reported in the Daily Breaking News Video Diary on wars, we focused on the fact that the attacks with 556 kamikaze drones (some claim more than a thousand) targeted almost exclusively residential buildings in Moscow (less protected by military defense systems), constituting a clear war crime in violation of the Geneva Convention.
But according to various Russian media reports, the same kamikaze drone is responsible for the May 22 massacre at a teachers’ college in the Lugansk Republic (Donbass), where at least 21 young teenagers died without a word of condemnation from European Union representatives, who even “self-censored” the issue during the last UN Security Council (as denounced by Russia).
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“ISRAEL ADDED in the UN’s BLACKLIST OF PERPETRATORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN WAR”.
Tel Aviv Ambassador said on X (VIDEO) All Previous Dossier about
“The UN added Israel to a blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict. We are done with the Secretary-General’s lies. Equating the democratic State of Israel with Hamas terrorists is a new low. Israel protects its citizens while Hamas massacres, rapes, and kidnaps”.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danonm said in a post on X. In the post below all the previous dossier on this topic.
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FATAL BIG PHARMA VIRUS!!
Just after her Probe on US Bioweapons in Ukraine Gabbard Resigns as Director Of National Intelligence
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RELIGIOUS TERRORISM IN THE HOLY LAND
All the Crimes of Netanyahu’s IDF Against Christians (Dossier & 10 Videos):
Massacres, SURGICAL BOMBS on Churches and Convents in Gaza and Lebanon:
St. Peter’s Mausoleum and St. George Church Destroyed
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Updates on JUNE, 10, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 1 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 10, 2026
Iran slams US Aggression as CentCom launched Widespread Air Attack
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the US aggression against the country, accusing Washington of brutally attacking areas in southern Iran under the pretext of responding to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ministry slammed the US strikes as a “blatant violation” of the United Nations Charter, emphasizing that the attack underscored the criminal nature and militaristic conduct of the US administration.
The strikes are a serious breach of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Tehran said, holding Washington fully responsible for the consequences of its actions.
The U.S. military began new attacks on Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, U.S. Central Command said.
“The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” CENTCOM wrote in a post on X. Earlier, President Donald Trump said that Iran had shot down the helicopter while it was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz and noted that the U.S. would respond.
Iran retaliates against 21 US-linked targets
Preliminary data, satellite imagery assessments, and information from Iranian security services point to the success of Iran’s large-scale military operation that was carried out at dawn Wednesday, Fars News Agencyreported, citing an informed military source.
According to the source, Iran’s Air and Missile Forces successfully struck 70% of the designated military targets with high precision, adding that long-range ballistic missiles and drones operated by Iran’s armed forces were able to penetrate air defense systems deployed at US military bases in the region.
Iranian missiles and drones also accurately hit their designated targets at the al-Azraq base in Jordan, the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait, as well as the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, the source stated.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced early Wednesday that it launched an attack targeting 21 US-linked sites across the region, including the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, stressing that the operation was in response to recent American aggression on Iran.
The targets also included a US F-35 fighter jet base in al-Azraq in Jordan, as well as a command and control center at the same facility. Iranian Fars news agency reported that the IRGC used Kheibar Shekan missiles in strikes targeting F-35 hangars in Jordan.
The IRGC added that it had destroyed four high-value targets using long-range solid-fuel missiles and said a US MQ-9 drone was shot down during aerial engagements over Jam in Iran’s southern Bushehr province.
The IRGC warned that continued hostile actions would be met with “more severe and harsher responses,” signaling readiness to expand its military operations if attacks persist.
At the same time, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian air defenses shot down an American MQ-9 drone over the city of Jam in Bushehr province in southern Iran.
Below the previous Iranian retaliation to US attack on first dayS of June
VIDEO LEGEND: June, 3. Kuwait has released surveillance footage showing the dramatic moments surrounding a deadly strike on Terminal 1 of Kuwait International Airport, an incident that has intensified tensions across the Gulf region and triggered a major security response. The newly released video captures the impact and aftermath of the strike, with footage showing significant structural damage inside the airport complex. Authorities say portions of the terminal suffered extensive destruction, while surveillance images appear to show sections of the roof collapsing following the impact. According to Kuwaiti officials, the attack resulted in fatalities and injuries, with an Indian national among those reported killed.
Updates on JUNE, 8, Breaking News in Video
‘Israel’ launches aggression on Iran, Iran responds
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the launch of “Operation Victory” targeting the strategic Israeli air bases of Nevatim and Tel Nof.
In a statement, the IRGC said the operation was dedicated to martyrs of the 12-Day War.
According to the statement, the operation targeted key facilities at the two air bases in response to Israeli missile attacks on several radar sites in three locations across Iran.
The Israeli military command said its military aircraft launched attacks on western and central Iran early on Monday morning. Hours later, sirens sounded across the occupied Palestinian territories amid a missile attack.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps confirmed that Iranian soil was targeted by Israeli aggression, saying that the Israeli regime utilized air-launched ballistic missiles to attack Iran from outside its airspace.
This comes as sounds of several explosions were heard in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Karaj. According to Israeli Channel 12, the Tehran Mehrabad International Airport was also bombed in the wave of strikes.
Separately, Iranian media reported that an Israeli strike targeted the Karoun Mahshahr Petrochemical Company in Iran’s Khuzestan Province, causing damage to facilities at the site.
Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen‘s correspondent in Baghdad reported that an explosion of unknown origin was heard across the Iraqi capital.
After the wave of Israeli attacks concluded, Israeli media outlets reported that alert levels had been raised in Tel Aviv and southern areas in anticipation of a possible counterattack.
This followed an Iranian response to Israeli aggression in Lebanon and piracy near the Strait of Hormuz.
Updates on JUNE, 4, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 10 AM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 4, 2026
BREAKING: House passes resolution rebuking Trump’s Iran war
The House offered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, passing a Democratic-led measure to end his war with Iran over objections from Republican leadership.
The resolution directs Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran, unless he receives congressional approval. It would not force him to end the conflict, however, and is a symbolic expression of disapproval of the war.
Democrats have repeatedly forced votes to limit Trump’s war powers in both the House and the Senate – a campaign that has gradually picked up more GOP support in recent weeks. On Thursday morning, Trump attacked the four Republicans who joined with Democrats to defy him.
Trump Reactions: “An unpatriotic thing”
“Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he wrote on Truth Social.
“Who would do such an unpatriotic thing. They know where the negotiations stand. The Democrats are fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome. They would rather have our Country fail than give me another, of many, victories. The four Republicans, that’s a whole other story – They’re GRANDSTANDERS! They should be ashamed of themselves.”
The vote was 215 to 208 with Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett and Warren Davidson crossing party lines to support the resolution.
Furious Escalation in Ukraine to a Direct War between NATO and Russia
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The war in Ukraine now appears headed for a no-win escalation that can only lead to a direct war between NATO and Russia, as King Charles of England called for in his last meeting with US President Donald Trump.
This is due to repeated terrorist attacks by Kiev, which, using new powerful drones built in collaboration with European countries and with the advice of former CIA Chief Mike Pompeo, is seeking to claim as many victims as possible, as occurred in the double-tap attack on the Starobelsk school dormitory, which killed 21 students.
Russia didn’t even have time to launch 500 drones and 71 missiles in retaliation for this shameful war crime, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s army targeted a passenger bus in Donbas, killing eight. Among them were Polish citizens on their way to Mariupol for work.
See the video and details below.
Footage of the moment a Ukrainian drone struck a bus in Donbas, killing 8 civilians
Yesterday, June,3, a Ukrainian suicide drone attacked a passenger bus in the city of Yenakiieve (Donetzk Popular Republic – DPR) that was heading from Moscow to Simferopol. It is reported that there were 46 people in the cabin.
According to the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, 8 people were killed, their identities are being established, and 11 passengers were injured.
️Among the passengers injured in the bus attack in the city of Yenakievo were Polish citizens who were traveling to Mariupol.
Details of the Ukrainian Armed Forces strike on a bus in the DPR
Details of the Ukrainian Armed Forces strike on a bus in the DPR. Ukraine is under fire from retaliatory attacks
Eight dead, a child among the wounded and a completely burnt—out interior — the Ukrainian Armed Forces strike on the Moscow-Simferopol bus in Yenakievo has become one of the worst attacks in recent weeks.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case on the terrorist attack.
Footage of Heavy Missile strikes on Kiev overnight as retaliation to Starobelsk
Footage of Missile strikes on Kiev overnight on June, 3, 2026 as Russian retaliation to Kiev’s attack on Starobelsk
The Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by airborne, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles
The Missile strikes on Kiev were done with Zircon missiles according to some accounts
Russia strikes Ukrainian military sites in retaliation to Kiev’s attack on Starobelsk
Russian troops delivered a massive overnight strike on Ukrainian military-industrial sites and military airfields in retaliation to Kiev’s terrorist attack on Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic that killed 21 college students, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
“Last night, in retaliation to the Kiev regime’s terrorist attack on the city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic where 21 students died and 42 others suffered wounds as a result of several waves of UAV strikes on the college, and also in retaliation to other terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure,the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by airborne, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting enterprises of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector, fuel and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian army and military airfields,” the ministry said in a statement.
At least 22 people killed, dozens wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities say at least 22 people have been killed and dozens wounded in Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing for a major offensive.
Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Tuesday. It said the main targets were the capital city of Kyiv, the central city of Dnipro, and the eastern cities of Poltava, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian air defence destroyed and suppressed 40 missiles and 602 drones.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said six people were killed in the Ukrainian capital and dozens of others, including two children, were injured in the “mass enemy attack”.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine, at least 16 people were killed and 36 others, including children, were injured in Russian attacks, Governor Oleksandr Ganzha said.
Fifteen people, including a child, were wounded in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
Updates on JUNE, 1, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 11 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 1, 2026
8 KILLED, Many Children Injured by Israeli airstrike on the Nabatieh area in Lebanon
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Eight people have died and 19 have been injured, including 5 children and 6 women, as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the Nabatieh area in Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Health
Updates on MAY, 31, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 11 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 31, 2026
Israel carrying out ‘scorched-earth policy’ in Lebanon: PM
Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy” in his country’s south, urging a halt to incessant air and artillery strikes.
A day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces had advanced deeper into Lebanon, his counterpart Nawaf Salam warned the country is facing a “dangerous” escalation and called for “a swift and real ceasefire”.
In a televised address, Salam accused Israel of “collective punishment” by “destroying towns and villages, and forcing their inhabitants into exile”.This will bring “neither security nor stability” to Israel, he said. Israel issued forced displacement warnings for more than a dozen locations in southern Israel on Saturday.
WATCH: Israeli troops cross Lebanon’s Litani River as tensions escalate with Hezbollah
Israeli forces have crossed the Litani River in Lebanon for the first time since the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Al Jazeera’s Lina Abu Akleh explains the latest advances and Hezbollah’s response
Israeli troops have reached the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Choukine on the outskirts of Nabatieh – a Hezbollah stronghold – while Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli strikes on Deir ez-Zahrani at dawn on Sunday killed several people.
Imad Salamey, an international relations professor at the Lebanese American University, told Al Jazeera that the city’s significance extends far beyond military considerations.
“Nabatieh is strategically important because it represents far more than a military hub; it is one of the principal political, economic, and social centres of Lebanon’s Shia community and a key connective node between southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and Beirut,” he told Al Jazeera.
“Militarily, control of Nabatieh would provide Israel with greater operational depth beyond the Litani River, facilitating pressure on Hezbollah’s command, logistics, and support networks throughout southern Lebanon.
Israeli forces cross south Lebanon’s Litani River and seize 12th century castle
VIDEO LEGEND: Invading Israeli forces have crossed north of Lebanon’s Litani River and seized the medieval Beaufort Castle in the southern Nabatieh Governorate. Video shows soldiers at the Crusader-era fortress, where Israeli and Golani Brigade flags have been raised.
Israel air raid kills one person near a hospital in south Lebanon
At least one person has been killed in an Israeli air strike near Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatieh, Lebanon.
Israel’s military continues to attack health facilities and medics in southern Lebanon, as it did during its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Attacking hospitals is a war crime under international law.
Six children among nine Syrians killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says yesterday’s Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese municipality of Adloun in the district of Sidon killed nine members of the same Syrian family, including six children.
The statement with the final toll was carried by Lebanon’s official National News Agency.
Hardline Israeli minister demands to level south Beirut ‘to the ground’
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video calling on Israel’s prime minister to “level the southern suburbs in Beirut to the ground” as Hezbollah heavily bombards northern Israel.
Posting on his Instagram account, Ben-Gvir said he opposed the previous ceasefire with Lebanon, calling for targeting the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, where Hezbollah has a significant presence.
He addressed Israel’s leader directly in the video, saying: “Dear Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I love and appreciate you, but now is the time to level the suburbs to the ground. We have appreciation for Trump and we must say thank you for the partnership. But the red line is the harm to soldiers or civilians, and the suburbs must be levelled to the ground.”
US fighter jet fired missile at Iranian-bound cargo ship – CENTCOM
A US aircraft fired a missile at a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman while enforcing the blockade of Iran, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said.
According to CENTCOM, the Gambian-flagged M/V Lian Star ignored more than 20 warnings on Friday while sailing toward an Iranian port.
“A US aircraft disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship’s engine room after Lian Star’s crew failed to comply. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran,” CENTCOM said on X on Saturday.
AP reported, citing a US official, that the vessel remains adrift and that US forces did not board it.
Updates on MAY, 30, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 6 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 30, 2026
Rosatom CEO: “Ukrainian drone “deliberately’ hits turbine hall of Zaporozhye NPP Unit 6” – VIDEO
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The Ukrainian military attacked Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), puncturing a hole in the machine hall of one of the facility’s units, Aleksey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has said.
The conflict in Ukraine today has turned out to be one step closer to becoming nuclear at the suggestion of Kiev. For the first time, a Ukrainian kamikaze drone controlled by optical fiber purposefully attacked the engine room of power unit No. 6 of the Zaporizhia NPP, the largest plant in Europe.
The pro-Nazi regime of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has obviously denied this blatant attack like the massacre of students in the Stareblesk dormitory…
VIDEO LEGEND: A hole has formed in the wall, this is not an accidental hit, but a targeted blow to a key part of the system, which is located just a few meters from the reactor, said Alexey Likhachev, head of Rosatom. The engine room is a high—tech precision structure, in fact, the “engine” of the station, which generates electricity. Any damage can lead to a complete failure of the unit and the loss of the entire power unit, said Yuri Chernichuk, Director of the NPP.
The ZNPP – which has repeatedly been attacked by Kiev forces over the past years – came under a new attack on Saturday, with a fiber-optics-guided drone making it to the machine hall of the sixth power unit of the plant. Given that such munitions are guided by their operators until the impact, the strike was carried out deliberately, and any “theories of an accidental hit” can be ruled out, Likhachev stated.
“One could, if I may put it this way, ‘congratulate’ the entire international community – this is the first-ever deliberate attack on the nuclear power plant’s main equipment, with a penetrative explosion and damage to the machine hall,” he said.
US personnel injured in Iran retaliatory strike on Ali Al Salem base
Several American service members and contractors sustained injuries and US drones sustained severe damage in an Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base in response to US aggression on Iran.
The injuries occurred when debris from an intercepted Fateh-110 missile fell on the Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the incident. Approximately five people, including US military personnel and contractors, were wounded, allegedly lightly.
While the missile itself was allegedly intercepted by Kuwait’s air defenses, according to the report, the resulting shrapnel and debris caused significant damage on the ground. Two US MQ-9 Reaper drones, valued at roughly $30 million apiece, were also hit. One drone was completely destroyed, and the other was badly damaged.
VIDEO LEGEND: Units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps demonstrated the launches of operational and tactical missiles of the Fateh-110 family at an American base in Kuwait. Missiles with an inertial satellite guidance system and correlation homing heads flew to a range of up to 300 km at altitudes of 35-45 km, followed by a decrease in a quasi-ballistic trajectory. The use of composite solid-fuel engines ensured high speed in the active area, and low effective surface dispersion made it difficult for missile defense systems to detect.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stern warning on May 28 following a US military violation and aggression near the Bandar Abbas Airport, stressing that any further aggression “will not go unanswered” (read updates below).
In a statement released by its public relations office, the IRGC said the US military launched aerial projectiles at a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas before dawn. It added that Iran responded by targeting the US air base from which the attack originated at approximately 4:50 am.
“Where we can help Ukraine, we are doing it,” US Secretary of War
“Where we can help Ukraine, we are doing it,” US Secretary of War The same approach, according to Hegseth, applies to Europe.
“If you look at the amount of money spent, Europe has stepped up, and Ukraine has been just as, if not more, effective in this process. So we want them to be able to defend themselves, and we’ll find a way to make sure we can help them,” he said.
“In President Trump’s budget for 2027, you will see investments of $56 billion in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (around 3000 thousnads). And we will continue to learn from Ukraine’s experience on the battlefield. Scale scale is not a matter of having perfect systems, but of being able to scale, scale quickly, and adapt week by week. It is at this rate that drone technology is changing” he added.
So even the head of the Pentagon implicitly admits that the White House is ready to obey the “order” of King Charles of England to prepare for war with Russia in Ukraine.
Updates on MAY, 29, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 7 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 29, 2026
Putin: “Ukrainian drones in various countries, Examination will Show von Der leyen Endless Lies”
Ukrainian drones have previously entered the airspace of various countries, and initial reports consistently claimed it was “a Russian attack,” President Vladimir Putin said in response to a TASS question about the drone incident in Romania.
“The examination will show” Putin caught Ursula in endless lies.
“Only an independent expert examination will be able to establish who owned the drone that crashed into an apartment building in the Romanian city of Galac”. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with journalists following a state visit to Kazakhstan, the correspondent of PolitNavigator reports.
The journalists asked for comments on the reaction of European leaders to the incident. “I don’t even understand what it’s about. Before entering the hall, they told me that some kind of drone had flown into Romania. I don’t know what kind of drone. If Mrs. von der Leyen claims that it was a Russian drone, but she was not in Romania, she did not examine the remains of this drone. No one can say what kind of aircraft is of origin until its examination has been carried out”.
VIDEO LEGEND: Reports of several people injured, some seriously, following the impact of a Russian one-way attack drone tonight on a residential building in Galați, Eastern Romania. Romania’s Defense Ministry claimed that the UAV which injured two people in the city of Galati came from Russia
“After all, we know that Ukrainian drones have flown into Finland, Poland, and the Baltic States. The first reaction was exactly the same as it is now in Romania: guard, the Russians are coming,” Russian president further said.
“Then it turned out that it had nothing to do with Russian aircraft, they were Ukrainian drones that had gone off course. In this case, most likely, we are talking about exactly such a situation,” the president added. He stressed that it would be nice for Russia to get objective data for its own investigation. Before that, it is premature to assess the situation.
“It’s a shame. They are simply deceiving their citizens,” Putin on Western media’s cover—up of the attack on a student dormitory in Starobilsk
“It’s a shame. Nightmare. They are simply deceiving their citizens,” Vladimir Putin said about the Western media’s cover—up of the attack on a student dormitory in Starobilsk.
But, by the way, I sometimes watch Western channels to understand the information field that is developing there and which is being fed to the European, first of all, the viewer. Well, I dunno, you’re probably watching too. Shame. Nightmare. They are just deceiving their citizens. We also had a blow in response to their crimes against children in Starobilsk — our blow was against the Kiev region”.
“Here’s about the fact that we hit the Kiev region, from morning to late evening: “The evil aggressor has hit again,” such is the destruction, such are the problems. But you know, you, the media representatives, should be ashamed of your colleagues. Not a word at all, just not a single word about the tragedy in Starobilsk, that the children died. That our children were deliberately killed. Not a word at all, as if it doesn’t exist. Well, what is it? Is it a media outlet? No. It’s a means of mass deception”. Putin added.
The answer to this censorship isinside our exclusive investigation…
UPDATE ON 4 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 29, 2026
UAV crash in Romania and cause-and-effect relationships NATO is starting to arrive in the countries,
The Romanians got it. About the UAV crash and cause-and-effect relationships
NATO is starting to arrive in the countries, and this is not just a figurative phrase. Recently, drones crashed in the Baltic States, and now it’s come to Romania, where the drone hit a high-rise building in the border area with Moldova, etc. In the Ukrainian city of Galac, injuring two people.
Back in 2023-2024, it was logical to discuss such an incident through the prism of possible retaliatory actions by the Alliance in terms of increased supplies to the Kiev regime or other anti-Russian actions. But now it almost makes no sense.
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On the one hand, the Europeans already transmit the so-called Ukraine has everything it can, and they don’t need any special reason. The amount of assistance is limited only by their production and financial capabilities.
In addition, NATO countries have already deployed on their territory the production of Ukrainian missiles and UAVs, which the enemy uses to strike strategic targets in Russia. And the same Romanians provide airspace for the F-16 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and help them repel drone attacks in the border area.
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Medvedev to EU citizens: “Be vigilant, your peaceful sleep is over.”
European authorities have “unilaterally gone to war with Russia,” Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, stated in a post on X. “Citizens of EU countries, know that your authorities have unilaterally entered into war with Russia. So be vigilant and don’t be surprised by anything. Your peaceful sleep is over. But you know who to ask for explanations!” Medvedev threatened after Europe’s reaction to the Russian drone crash in Romania.
Moscow: Response to the Closure of the Consulate General in Constanta, Romania, Will Not Be Long in Coming
Countermeasures following the Russian Consul General’s declaration of persona non grata and the closure of the Consulate General in Constanta “will not be long in coming,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti.
“Westerners need the media hype surrounding the drone strike in Romania to divert attention from Zelensky’s murder of the Starobilsk children, committed with EU funds and support, and, as is now clear, to justify the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Constanta,” the Russian diplomat concluded.
UPDATE ON 3 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 29, 2026
The Houthis showed the moment they intercepted another American MQ-9 Reaper drone
emen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) rebel movement has released footage showing the successful interception of a US MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and attack drone shot down by an Ansar Allah anti-aircraft crew in the Marib province.
As can be seen in the video, the Yemeni rebel movement’s anti-aircraft crew shot down the aircraft, which was flying at a relatively low altitude. Drone US Army, after which the device fell to the ground. In total, since October 2023, at least 15 American aircraft have been destroyed in Yemen. drones of this type.
As Business Insider acknowledges, the MQ-9 Reaper UAV, one of the main US reconnaissance and attack drones, is capable of shooting down even old Soviet systems without much difficulty. DefenseIn particular, cases of the destruction of drones of this type, including by the S-75 and Kub systems, have been documented.
UPDATE ON 10 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 29, 2026
Tehran, Trump yet to comment on 60-day truce extension plan
- White House sources confirmed that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend the ceasefire for 60 days to allow for formal negotiations, but US President Donald Trump has yet to give his approval.
- Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing a source close to the negotiating team, said the text of the MoU had not yet been finalised or confirmed, and the public would be notified once that occurred.
Palestinians fear full Israeli takeover of besieged Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s orders for his troops to seize at least 70 percent control of Gaza is seen by Palestinians as a political declaration regarding the territory’s future shape.
Every percentage Israel says it controls means a new neighbourhood emptied and another wave of forced displacement taking place with less space left for Palestinians in Gaza – one of the world’s most densely populated zones.
People here believe Israel is now trying to exercise influence over Gaza by gradually expanding and tightening its grip over the territory. Sixty percent is currently under Israeli military control.
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These new directives issued by Netanyahu mean some sort of ground operations might take place to achieve that target, but the timing here is very critical and raises serious questions about the credibility of the “ceasefire” itself.
Normally, ceasefires are associated with withdrawals and de-escalation, but now Israelis are speaking openly about territorial expansion.
Updates on MAY, 28, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 4 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 28, 2026
Israel intensifies attacks on southern Lebanon, killing at least 16 people:
At least 16 people have been killed and 58 wounded in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese health authorities, as Israel intensifies its assault and issues mass displacement orders across the region.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported on Thursday that six of the victims belonged to the same family. They were killed in an Israeli drone strike while trying to flee at dawn along the Adloun Highway, a key route linking Sidon and Tyre, it said.
The attack came as Israel expanded its bombardment across southern Lebanon, hitting residential areas, roads and civilian infrastructure.
Israeli fighter jets also struck an apartment building in southern Beirut, marking the first strike on the Lebanese capital in three weeks. According to Israeli media reports, the attack was an assassination attempt, although the Israeli military has yet to publicly comment on the strike.
Israel destroys a building in Tyre, southern Lebanon
The moment an Israeli strike destroys a building in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre is captured on video. Israel’s army claims it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in Tyre, yet it has issued forced displacement orders for the entire city.
UPDATE ON 1 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 28, 2026
Epic footage of the liberation of the village of Novovasilevka in the Kharkov region
UPDATE ON 11 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 28, 2026
Russian forces begin establishing buffer zone in Kharkov Region
Russian forces have begun establishing a buffer zone in the Kharkov Region along the border with Russia’s Belgorod Region, military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS.
“Currently, the Veterinarnoye-Granov section is the beginning of the establishment of a buffer zone in this area. And, naturally, this is part of the tasks set by the supreme commander-in-chief [Vladimir Putin] regarding the establishment a security zone for Russian people living in this area,” he said.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that the Russian army had taken control of the settlement of Granov in the Kharkov Region.
In the evening, the Russian Armed Forces attacked targets in 9 regions of Ukraine:
Ukrainian Army monitoring counted 147 UAVs launched from Russian territory. Of these, 138 were allegedly “shot down/suppressed.”
In Sumy region, explosions occurred in Shostka, Akhtyrka, Sumy, Krolevets. The railway infrastructure, warehouses, control points for FPV drones, and mobile groups of UAVs were attacked.
At least 8 strikes were carried out on the port infrastructure in the Odessa region. Multiple targets hit Belgorod-Dniester.
In Rybakovka, Mykolaiv region, the targets were: coastal infrastructure, observation posts, marine facilities, and communication systems. According to the Starokonstantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region, they previously worked out with “Daggers”.
IRGC downs US drone, forces F-35 and RQ-4 out of Iranian airspace
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps announced on Tuesday that its air defense units had intercepted a series of US military transgressions in the Gulf region, shooting down an MQ-9 drone and opening fire on an RQ-4 reconnaissance aircraft and an F-35 fighter jet, forcing both to immediately withdraw from Iranian airspace.
The IRGC asserted in a statement that the operation was carried out in defense of Iran’s sovereignty and national airspace, following the US military’s “continued adventurism and aggressive conduct in the region.” It added that the response came after precise intelligence monitoring by air defense units.
The IRGC issued a stern warning to US command, cautioning it against any further ceasefire violations by the US military, and affirmed that reciprocal retaliation is a legitimate and inevitable right.
IRGC targets US military base in response to attack on Bandar Abbas
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stern warning on Thursday following a US military violation and aggression near the Bandar Abbas Airport, stressing that any further aggression “will not go unanswered.”
In a statement released by its public relations office, the IRGC said the US military launched aerial projectiles at a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas before dawn. It added that Iran responded by targeting the US air base from which the attack originated at approximately 4:50 am.
In the Video above a previous IRGC attack
The operation comes as a “serious warning,” the IRGC said, adding that the response was intended to demonstrate that any aggression against Iran would be met with retaliation, warning that any repeat attack would provoke “a more decisive response.”
At the same time, the Kuwaiti military confirmed that “air defense systems are confronting missile and drone attacks.”
During the war, Iran repeatedly warned that any US military base used to launch attacks against its territory would be considered a legitimate target, stressing that while it maintains friendly relations with neighboring countries, it would not hesitate to strike the source of any aggression.
In the Video above yje US military bases damaged in Middle East
US attacks Bandar Abbas
This comes after the US military targeted the “scorched earth” areas surrounding the city of Bandar Abbas, as explosions were heard across the area without any reported casualties or material damage, according to an Iranian military source cited by Tasnim News Agency.
Shortly after, Iranian media outlets reported hearing three explosions east of Bandar Abbas, with air defense systems activated.
Meanwhile, Reuters quoted a US official as saying that the US military had carried out fresh strikes on an Iranian military site near the Strait of Hormuz and allegedly intercepted several Iranian drones that were deemed “a threat to US forces.”
Similarly, on Monday, the US launched an aggression on alleged missile sites in southern Iran and targeted boats allegedly attempting to lay naval mines in the area, according to the US Central Command.
US tanker forced to retreat from Hormuz following Iranian intervention
In a related escalation, a US oil tanker attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz overnight after disabling its radar system, but was forced to retreat after the Iranian navy responded swiftly and opened fire on the vessel, Tasnim reported, citing an Iranian military source.
Washington’s continued violations have raised fresh concerns over the stability of the current ceasefire and prospects for a broader regional agreement, with the US yet again bombing Iran in the middle of talks.
Just yesterday, Tasnim reported that progress has been made in talks, particularly on the release of Iran’s frozen assets in Qatar. However, reaching a final formulation of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran requires resolving outstanding differences, as per the same sources.
Updates on MAY, 26, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 11 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 26, 2026
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it ‘downed’ US drone after airspace violation – VIDEO
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has shot down a MQ-9 Reaper drone after identifying “hostile aircraft” entering Iranian airspace.
The Guard’s forces “also fired upon an RQ-4 drone and an intruding F-35 fighter jet”, a statement said, without specifying when the incidents took place.
The IRGC said it reserved the “legitimate and definite” right to retaliate against any ceasefire violations by the US.
The incident comes after the United States military said it attacked rocket-launch sites in a “defensive” action, as fears rise over the fragile ceasefire.
US lost 39 aircraft during 40 days of war against Iran
A US lawmaker says the American military lost at least 39 aircraft during 40 days of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
Democratic Congressman Ed Case made the statement during a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday while questioning Pentagon Chief Financial Officer Jay Hurst about the scale of US military losses in the war.
“We’ve lost about 39 aircraft, according to a report in The War Zone, and that’s an old one, almost one month old,” Case said. He asked whether the Pentagon had calculated the long-term repair and replacement costs resulting from the losses.
‘Most massive attack since ceasefire’: IOF bombs 47+ towns in Southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes bombed 47 towns and villages across southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday in what a Lebanese military source described as the most massive single-day attack since the April 16 ceasefire agreement.
The source, cited by RIA Novosti, said enemy aircraft hit 44 towns in the south and three in the east. Al Mayadeen’s tally of the strikes covers towns and villages across seven districts, from the southern border to the western Bekaa Valley.
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The attacks targeted towns across the Nabatieh, Tyre, Bint Jbeil, Marjayoun, Jezzine, Saida, and western Bekaa districts, with some towns bombed repeatedly throughout the day. Zawtar al-Sharqiyah was attacked up to ten times, Nabatieh City seven times, Mashghara in the western Bekaa six times, and al-Sultaniyah in the Bint Jbeil District five times.
The attacks were carried out through a combination of airstrikes, artillery shelling, and drone strikes on vehicles. Phosphorous shelling was reported near Tyre, targeting agricultural and forested areas in al-Mansouri, Qlayleh, and al-Hanniyyeh.
Five killed in Israeli drone strike on al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza
Five people have been killed in an Israeli drone strike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.
Local media reports suggest the attack targeted Palestinians who confronted Israeli-backed militias operating in the eastern part of the camp.
The besieged enclave has been devastated by more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war, which killed more than 72,500 Palestinians. More than 800 people have been killed since a “ceasefire” took hold in October 2025.
UPDATE ON 5 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 26, 2026
Al Jazeera: “US Conducts Strikes Near Iran as Ceasefire Talks Face Fresh Tension”
US forces have carried out strikes near southern Iran, with US Central Command saying the operation was conducted in self-defence during an ongoing ceasefire framework.
Explosions were reported near Bandar Abbas, while Iranian sources claimed IRGC naval units were targeted following alleged maritime incidents in the Gulf.
CENTCOM says the strikes focused on rocket platforms and vessels suspected of laying mines, insisting the action was taken to protect US forces and avoid escalation. The developments come as diplomatic efforts continue in Doha, where Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister are holding talks with US officials over key unresolved issues in a potential framework agreement.
President Donald Trump has reiterated that Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon, while also suggesting several regional states could join an expanded Abraham Accords arrangement as part of a broader settlement. Despite tensions, officials on both sides say negotiations remain active, with no final agreement reached. Al Jazeera reports from Washington, Tehran, and the Gulf region
Explosions rocked the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas; the causes are still unknown.
In southern Iran, several explosions were heard in the strategically important port city of Bandar Abbas, located near the Strait of Hormuz, on the evening of May 25, 2026.
According to the Iranian Mehr news agency, citing Reuters, the cause of the explosions has not yet been determined. Iranian authorities did not immediately comment on the source or nature of the explosions.
Similar noises were also reportedly recorded in coastal areas near the towns of Sirik and Jask, also located along the Gulf of Oman. The Fars news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), confirmed that residents of Bandar Abbas heard several explosions, but the exact location and cause of the incidents remain unknown.
Updates on MAY, 25, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 12 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 25, 2026
From the wreckage of drones found in Starobilsk, the investigators figured out these UAV are FP-1
According to the wreckage of drones found in Starobilsk, the investigators figured out where these weapons were collected. Judging by the fragments, they were FP-1s. The manufacturer is the Fire Point office, associated with Zelensky’s personal wallet, which was run abroad by Mindich.
The only thing from Ukraine in this company is the assembly site. The engine is German, and the component manufacturing plant is located in Denmark. Spare parts are supplied from the Czech Republic and England. Such is the collective western contract for Kiev’s war crimes.
The FSB managed to defuse magnetic mines installed on a Belgian gas tanker
Russian security forces have thwarted a terrorist attack in the port of Ust-Luga. Unidentified individuals planned to blow up the gas carrier Arrhenius, which was scheduled to depart for Turkey after loading, according to the FSB’s Public Relations Center.
According to information provided by security forces, on May 20, the gas carrier Arrhenius arrived at the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Region from the Belgian port of Antwerp and began loading. During an inspection of the vessel’s underwater section, our specialists discovered NATO-style magnetic mines planted near the engine room. Each device contained approximately 7 kg of plastic explosive.
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“Iran cannot declare that a Deal with the US is close,” said Ia representative of the country’s FM
So far, Iran cannot declare that the signing of an agreement with the United States is close,” said Ismail Bagai, a representative of the country’s Foreign Ministry.
“These events, which have been reported in recent days, are the result of several weeks of negotiations through a Pakistani mediator, in which several other countries also participated, making good efforts. Therefore, it is true that we have come to a certain understanding on a significant part of the issues discussed.
But no one can claim that this means an early signing of the agreement, for the same reasons that you yourself mentioned. Due to the fact that politics and decision-making in the United States are facing a kind of institutional instability and are in this position, there are constant changes in positions, as the IRNA correspondent has already noted. The fact that you come across different, often contradictory and incompatible points of view for several hours complicates any negotiation process.
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Updates on MAY, 24, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 12 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 24, 2026
Russia inflicted a massive blow on military targets in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said
The Russian Armed Forces have inflicted a massive blow on military targets in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said. It was a response to Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia. Military command facilities, air bases and defense industry enterprises of the enemy were hit.
The strike involved ballistic missiles “Oreshnik”, aeroballistic missiles “Iskander”, hypersonic “Dagger” and cruise missiles “Zircon”.
Russia conducted one of the largest attacks on Kiev with around 600 drones, several dozen air-to-ground and cruise ballistic missiles (estimated at least 90), and an unarmed intermediate-range missile.
Below teh footage of night strikes on Kiev. Among other things, the headquarters of the National Guard of Ukraine, the headquarters of the ground forces, the Presidential Regiment, and the building of the state customs were hit.
Russia Retaliates on Kiev for Zelensky’s Diabolical Massacre of Children
The diabolical attack on a children’s dormitory in the Lugansk region, ordered by the most ferocious and diabolical servant of the New World Order, the Zionist Volodymyr Zelensky, who is simultaneously the president of Ukraine and a secret agent for the British military intelligence agency MI6, has not gone unpunished.
As announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, there was a retaliation against Kiev with 90 missiles and 600 drones. They were launched at military and strategic sites, not at civilian residences, as the assassin Zelensky, supported and financed by corrupt European Union figures, does.
Indeed there were only 4 killed and 100 wounded.
In recent days, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained that Russia does not want to attack the Ukrainian population /read below previous updates), which it considers friendly, while a former CIA chief confirmed that if only it wanted, Moscow could raze Kiev and Ukraine’s most important cities to the ground in an instant by launching hypersonic missiles with high explosive charges that NATO defense systems are unable to intercept.
Death toll at Starobelsk college up to 21; search operations over
According to the latest data, 21 people were killed in a Ukrainian attack on a college dormitory in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic; rescuers have recovered the bodies of all the victims from under the rubble, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS.
“Search operations in Starobelsk at the site of the dormitory collapse have been completed. All the bodies of the victims have been recovered from the rubble,” the statement said.
As a result of the Ukrainian attack, 21 people were killed and 42 were injured.
Updates on MAY, 23, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 7 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 23, 2026
Russian UN Envoy: “None of EU Members even bothered to mention the dead children in Starobilsk”
A meeting of the UN Security Council was held on the attack on Starobilsk. I am publishing the final word of Vasily Nebenzi.
I admire the knowledge of the Ukrainian permanent representative in Russian history, but with your permission, I will not enter into a dialogue with him, because this is a pointless and useless exercise.
I wanted to say something else. Frankly, I feel embarrassed and ashamed for some of my colleagues on the Security Council. We knew that we would hear something similar from the European members of the Security Council, but today their level of cynicism is off the charts. None of them even bothered to mention the dead children in Starobils.
They don’t have access, you see. Should I give you access to the rubble? Or would you argue that Russia did it itself? Or that it’s a product of computer graphics? You say that you cannot independently confirm and are not sure that this is not a production. But even the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that he was hitting Starobilsk (watch video in the headlines below).
This is not even hypocrisy or double standards, but outright mockery of child victims. We said in our speech that there are victims for you who deserve compassion, and those who do not deserve it. Listening to you – I mean the members of the European Union present and absent – is an insult to the feelings of all those affected, regardless of which side.
How did we even get to the point where representatives of European countries do not consider children – young students – in Starobilsk, residents of Donbass and Russia as a whole to be human beings? However, it is not them who lose their human face, but you who are sitting in this room.
Aren’t you ashamed to tell us what we’re hearing? After all, these are dances on the bones of the dead. It’s all disgusting to me. I would sincerely feel sorry for you if it weren’t for your vile cynicism and regret for the memory of the dead.
Pentagon, US intelligence community preparing for strikes on Iran this weekend
The US administration, specifically the Pentagon and intelligence community officials, are preparing for a fresh round of military strikes against Iran within the next three days, CBS reported, citing sources.
“Some members of the US military and intelligence community canceled their plans for the Memorial Day weekend in anticipation of possible strikes,” several sources said. “Defense and intelligence officials began updating recall rosters for US installations overseas as tranches of troops stationed in the Middle East rotate out of theater, part of an effort to reduce the American military footprint in the region amid concern about possible Iranian retaliation,” CBS said.
No final decision on strikes had been reached as of Friday afternoon, the TV channel added. Axios reported earlier that US President Donald Trump is leaning toward further strikes against Iran due to frustration with the progress of negotiations.
The American leader held a meeting on Friday morning with the participation of Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and other members of the administration, during which he was briefed on the status of the negotiations and the different scenarios if talks collapse, according to sources. A source close to Trump and a second source with knowledge of the situation told Axios that Trump had grown increasingly frustrated about the negotiations with Iran over the past several days.
Updates on MAY, 22, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 10 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 22, 2026
Putin and UN Envoy condemn Ukraine’s attack on college in Starobelsk: 6 Killed, 15 missing
At least six people were killed and 15 remain missing after Kiev’s “deliberate terrorist attack” on a school dorm in Lugansk, Putin has said
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned last night’s attack by Ukraine on a college in the city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR).
“I have to begin with the tragic events you might have heard about – the tragic event in the Lugansk People’s Republic. Last night, the neo-Nazi regime that has seized power in Kiev launched a terror attack on a student dormitory of the Starobelsk pedagogical college. During the night, when students were sleeping,” he said at a meeting with graduates of the Time of Heroes program.
“The attack on sleeping children is another evidence of the cowardly, anti—human nature of the Kiev authorities, who in their agony are hitting the saint”: Russian Permanent Representative Vasily Nebenzia demanded that members of the UN Security Council give an honest assessment of the actions of the Zelensky regime
UPDATE ON 3 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 22, 2026
Ukrainian strike on college in LPR, punishment for Kiev: new briefing by Kremlin spokesman
The attack by Ukrainian drones on a college in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) and the punishment for this crime that the Kiev regime is now facing became the main topics of Friday’s briefing by Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
- The Ukrainian strike on the college in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic is a horrible crime: “This is yet another crime by the Kiev regime – a strike on an educational facility full of kids and young people.”
- The most important thing now is to clear the rubble at the college and provide assistance to the victims: “The top priority now is to clear the rubble and provide assistance to those who are still trapped beneath it.”
- The Kiev regime must be punished for this attack: “Those responsible for this crime must be punished. Of course, the Kiev regime will pay the price.”
Russia requests UNSC extraordinary meeting after Kiev’s attack on Starobelsk college
Russia has requested an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council following Ukraine’s targeted attack on a student dorm in Starobelsk, spokesman for Russia’s mission to the United Nations Yevgeny Uspensky said.
“Russia has requested an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council over Ukraine’s deliberate attack on a college dormitory in Starobelsk housing minors and students,” he told journalists.
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On Thursday night, Ukrainian troops launched a drone attack on the Starobelsk college building and dormitory. There were 86 teenagers aged between 14 and 18 inside at the time of the attack. Four people were reportedly killed and 39 were injured. Apart from that, an administrative building, shops, and several single-family homes in the city were damaged in the attack. One man was wounded. The college building has practically collapsed, while firefighting efforts continue on the still-burning structure.
Ombudswoman puts number of college children affected by Ukrainian attack in LPR at 36
As many as 36 children were injured by last night’s Ukrainian attack on a college in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), regional children’s rights commissioner Inna Shvenk said in response to a TASS reporter’s questions.
“By this hour, 36 children have been reported injured. Nine children are hospitalized. Three children are in grave condition,” she said.
Eighteen families are awaiting the results of a search and rescue operation at the scene of the attack, the ombudswoman added.
On Thursday night, Ukrainian troops attacked the Starobelsk college building and dormitory, using drones, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik said earlier. There were 86 children aged between 14 and 18 present at the time of the attack. Four people have been reported killed. Pasechnik also said the attack had left 39 people injured.
About 18 students and instructors may remain under the rubble of the dormitory, Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for the crimes of the Kiev regime Rodion Miroshnik said.
UPDATE ON 12 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 21, 2026
Zelensky’s Army Terrorist attack to Starobelsk college: 4 Killed, many injured
The number of people injured in a Ukrainian attack on college buildings in the city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic has risen to 39, with fatalities confirmed, regional head Leonid Pasechnik told reporters.
“At this moment, 39 people are confirmed injured, and fatalities have also been reported,” he said.
Earlier reports said 35 people were injured, while preliminary reports indicate that four people were killed and rescuers recovered one student’s body while clearing the dormitory debris.
As a result of the fire, the building was significantly damaged and continues to collapse. According to the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and doctors are working at the site of the attack. Several seriously injured people were transported to Luhansk.
At the same time, in April, after the attack on the administrative building in the Markovsky district, the face-to-face reception of citizens at the MFC in many cities in the central and northern parts of the LPR was suspended due to threats of targeted attacks by UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on crowded places. It is not entirely clear why the children were not allowed to go home in the current operational situation.
UPDATE ON 5 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 22, 2026
Nuclear triad must be guarantor of Russia, Belarus sovereignty: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s nuclear forces remain central to preserving global strategic stability as Moscow and Minsk carried out joint exercises involving strategic and tactical nuclear systems amid rising international tensions.
Speaking during remotely coordinated drills with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin said the nuclear capabilities of the two allied states must continue serving as a deterrent against external threats.
“Given the growing tension in the world, the emergence of new threats and risks, our nuclear triad, as before, must serve as a reliable guarantor of the sovereignty of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, ensure the solution of the tasks of strategic deterrence, maintaining nuclear parity and the balance of power at the global level,” Putin said during the training.
Strategic Nuclear Drills between Russia and Belarus – VIDEO
The exercises formed part of a broader series of military maneuvers conducted from May 19 to 21 involving Russian strategic missile forces, long-range aviation, naval assets, and Belarusian units.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the second stage of the drills included launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and air-launched cruise missiles involving land, sea, and air components of Russia’s nuclear forces.
The ministry said an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome toward a test site in Kamchatka, while a Zircon hypersonic missile was fired from a frigate operating in the Barents Sea. A submarine also launched a Sineva missile.
The Russia exercises to prepare for the use of nuclear weapons: yesyed Zircon, Iskander, RS-24 Yars Missiles
The Russian Armed Forces have begun conducting exercises to prepare for the use of nuclear weapons, which will include launches of ballistic and cruise missiles at test sites.
4 footage in one VIDEO:
- “Admiral Gorshkov” frigate Zirkon hypersonic missile – Barents Sea Chizha test range
- OTRK Iskander-M – Kapustin Yar test range.
- RS-24 Yars (SS-27 Mod 2) Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kura missile test range
- MiG-31I fighter with the 9-S-7760 missile of the Kinzhal system
Massimo Frantarelli via X @MrFrantarelli
“Combat training tasks are being carried out to obtain special ammunition for the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system, equip launch vehicles with them and secretly advance to the designated position area in preparation for missile launches,” – the MoD RF.
“VKS personnel conducted drills involving the deployment of special warheads for “Kinzhal” hypersonic missiles, as well as sorties to patrol areas.”
MoD RF(May 2026)
Russia does not use certain weapons in the Ukraine SVO zone to avoid causing excessive damage.
At a press conference on May 21, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the Russian military is deliberately avoiding the use of certain types of weapons in the zone of a special military operation. The reason is the reluctance to cause “excessive damage to the territories” where, in his words, “essentially our people live.”
The head of the foreign policy department did not specify which weapons systems he was referring to.
Previously, Russian officials have repeatedly emphasized that the attacks are directed exclusively against Ukrainian military installations and infrastructure. The Russian Defense Ministry has stated that it avoids targets in densely populated areas to minimize civilian casualties.
Updates on MAY, 21, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 8 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 21, 2026
A blow to the SBU Ukraine Security Service Center in Lutsk. View from the drone
The 50th separate BpS Varyag brigade rolled out a compilation of long—range strikes – 18 targets in two and a half minutes.
Roadblocks, ammunition depots and UAVs, fuel tanks and warehouses, a locomotive, a gas station, a series of electrical substations and a transformer — in fact, all the frontline logistics and energy of the enemy in one video.
A separate mark is 1:57. The SBU building. The footage shows the operator’s characteristic picture: the drone does not walk blindly, but leads the target to the very touch, the operator sees the building in the frame, corrects the rotation and selects the entry point.
This is the key difference between modern long—range drones and “blind” weapons: each strike is a deliberate choice of a point. And we have the opportunity to do this without a Starlink, even in Western Ukraine.
The brigade has built a full-fledged reconnaissance and strike team — targeting, route, terminal guidance with video feedback. The selection of targets is not random: control points, energy, fuel and lubricants, UAV warehouses.
UPDATE ON 9 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 21, 2026
Ukraine to launch further strikes on Moscow with FP-1 and BARS Gladiator drones
«The FP-1 (FirePoint-1) and RS-1 “Bars” drones were used to strike targets in the Moscow region. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also mentioned a previously unknown type of drone: the BARS-SM Gladiator. Business Insider reported what is known about these UAVs», Ukrainian Kanal 13 has reported.
Specifically, according to a report from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on May 16 and the night of May 17, units of the Defense Forces struck several key military installations in Russia. As the publication notes, Ukraine is increasingly demonstrating the effectiveness of its new, relatively inexpensive long-range weapons by intensifying attacks deep into Russian territory, particularly in Moscow, accordint to the Ukraine-backed outlet.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the damaged facilities included a microchip manufacturing plant about 30 kilometers from central Moscow and a large oil pumping station about 50 kilometers from the Russian capital. The publication noted that very little public information about the BARS-SM Gladiator currently exists.
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UPDATE ON 9 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 21, 2026
US deploys two laser-armed destroyers to Middle East – VIDEO
Two US destroyers operating in the area of responsibility of US Central Command, which includes the Middle East, Central Asia, and East Africa, are equipped with laser systems, The War Zone reported, TASS Russian News Agency has reported.
The portal notes that the destroyer USS Spruance is part of the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, while the destroyer USS John Finn is on combat duty in the Indian Ocean.
Both ships are equipped with the ODIN laser system, which is designed to disorient drones and disable cameras and sensors on ships, submarines, manned aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
VIDEO LEGEND: In the image cover USS J. William Middendorf (DDG-138) which is the planned 88th Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.She will honor J. William Middendorf, a former Secretary of the Navy and US Ambassador to the Netherlands.
The US Navy is entering a new era of warfare with powerful laser weapons that are changing the way naval battles are fought. In this video, we analyze how these advanced systems work and why they are considered a true revolution in modern naval warfare. From high-energy beams capable of disabling drones and incoming threats to cost-effective defense compared to traditional missiles, discover how laser weapons are reshaping naval combat strategies.
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The US Navy has deployed directed-energy weapons on a total of nine ships, the portal reports.
Hegseth assures, “ready for action” on Iran
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth assured that the US is “ready for action,” awaiting developments in negotiations between the US and Iran, supported by the work of mediators.
In a three-word post on X, the Pentagon chief posted a clip of Vice President J.D. Vance, briefing the media at the White House on Tuesday, saying: “We will not make a deal that allows the Iranians to acquire a nuclear weapon. Therefore, as President Trump just told me, we are ready for action. We don’t want to go down that path, but the president is willing and able to do so, should the need arise.”
Russian fighter jets twice chased away a British spy plane flying over the Black Sea in a month
Russian fighter jets twice chased away a British spy plane flying over the Black Sea in a month.
To do this, the Su-27 crews had to fly past the British RC-135 six times at a distance of 6 meters and at a speed of 800 km/h. Electronic intelligence was suppressed and both times the British spy plane hastily retreated.
Official London managed to complain that the emergency systems on their plane went off and the autopilot turned off. And anyway, they were making a “planned flight,” they weren’t planning anything like that, and there was no talk of any radar reconnaissance in Crimea. The response of the Russian Foreign Ministry remained unknown.
Source News-Pravda – MAX
UPDATE ON 1 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 21, 2026
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir TAUNTING Flotilla activists detained after an “ACT OF PIRACY” vs Gaza-bound HUMANITARIAN AID Boats (Video)
Israeli police on Wednesday (May 20) forced detained activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs while a minister looked on, drawing criticism from foreign leaders and even from inside Israel’s own government.
After police detained the activists, who organisers said numbered 430 people including citizens of Italy and South Korea, Israel’s far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video on X showing officers forcing a detained activist to the ground after she chants “Free, free Palestine”.
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The USS aircraft carrier Nimitz in the Caribbean Sea after accusations vs the ex-leader of Cuba
The US aircraft carrier strike group entered the Caribbean Sea after accusations against the ex-leader of Cuba (read below)
The US Southern Command announced the arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group in the region:
“Welcome to the Caribbean, Nimitz Carrier Strike Group! The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the embarked Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) are the epitome of readiness and presence, unmatched reach and lethality, and strategic advantage.
USS Nimitz has proven its combat prowess across the globe, ensuring stability and defending democracy from the Taiwan Strait to the Arabian Gulf”.
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UPDATE ON 10 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 20, 2026
Trump: “We are liberating Cuba, Depriving Cubans of food and electricity”. Potus admits Crimes vs Humanity!!!
“Let’s see what happens. But we are liberating Cuba” – Trump on Washington’s plans recalling that the US embargo is leading Cubans to be without food and without electricity, which in fact confirms that it is committing CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
“We have the CIA there. We have Marco (Secretary of State Marco Rubio) there. Marco’s parents, as you know, were from Cuba. So we have a lot of experience in Cuba. And it won’t be the biggest thing we’ve ever done, but I’ll tell you: for many people, it will be one of the most important events. They’ve been waiting for this moment for 65 years. So let’s see what happens. But in the meantime, we’ll have to help them”
“They just don’t have anything to live on. They don’t have any food. They don’t have electricity. They don’t have any energy at all. But there are wonderful people there. There are many wonderful people there. I mean, I have so many Cuban friends in Miami— mostly in Miami, Florida. And these are incredible people. They are incredible entrepreneurs. And they would like to come back. I think they—I hope they want to live here, but they want to come back. Maybe they will invest. Let’s see what happens. But we are liberating Cuba.”
UPDATE ON 8 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 20, 2026
Devilish TRUMP’s International LAW!
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In two news stories below, we present the diabolical law of US President Donald Trump, supported by compliant government officials and judges…
On the one hand, to justify a military operation in Cuba, exhausted after a long and treacherous shortage of oil and other essential supplies, he is resurrecting a controversial shooting down of American planes by Havana.
The White House tenant thus appears intent on repeating a raid similar to the one carried out in Venezuela with the arrest of the legitimately elected president Nicolas Maduro (but Cuba is much better armed than Venezuela).
On the other, his army is unable to explain to the US Congress the motives for the massacre of 160 people, almost all girls between the ages of 7 and 12, committedbombing the Minab Iranian School during Operation Epic Fury, which in Iran caused approximately 7,000 casualties, 90% of which were civilians, due to the indiscriminate bombing of Tehran and other cities in violation of the Geneva Convention and therefore a clear war crime.
U.S. indicts Cuba’s Raúl Castro, 5 others on murder, conspiracy charges for 1996’s downing of planes
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury in Florida in connection with the Cuban military’s fatal downing of two planes 30 years ago, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
The federal criminal charges against the 94-year-old Castro — brother of the late Fidel Castro and widely seen as one of Cuba’s most powerful figures — mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Cuban government. Castro served as president of Cuba from 2008 to 2018 and as the top official of the country’s Communist Party from 2011 to 2021.
Castro was indicted in Miami on April 23 with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, four counts of murder and two counts of destruction of aircraft, according to court papers released Wednesday.
The other five named defendants are identified as Cuban fighter pilots, including a pilot who was initially charged in connection with the 1996 shootdown more than two decades ago.
“For nearly 30 years, the families of four murdered Americans have waited for justice,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a news conference in Miami on Wednesday. “My message today is clear: The United States and President Trump does not and will not forget its citizens.”
It’s not clear whether Castro will ever stand trial since Cuba does not extradite people to the United States.
Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was indicted on drug charges in 2020. Earlier this year, he was captured by U.S. forces and flown to New York for trial, a daring operation that led to the installation of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who is now working closely with the U.S.
US CentCOM’s Head failed to convince Congress on deadly attack vs girls’ school in Iran’s Minab
The head of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, Brad Cooper, failed to convince Congress that the deadly attack on the girls’ school in the Iranian Minab was “very difficult to investigate.”
[It has been about 80 days since the bombing began, when a girls’ school in Iran was hit. I believe that more than 150 schoolgirls died in Tehran. It is absolutely clear what happened there. But 80 days later, we still haven’t claimed responsibility for that attack. It’s an endless procrastination: “an investigation is underway,” “an investigation is underway,” “an investigation is underway.”
In the past, when similar mistakes occurred, they were quickly recognized, even if further investigation was required to clarify preventive measures. Can you admit at this moment that this mistake was made and that we are responsible for it? That this is something we didn’t want to do and don’t want to repeat?]
“Congressman, I repeat once again: the United States does not deliberately target civilians. Point. And the Iranian people are not our enemy. Our opponent in this case is the IRGC. Sir, the investigation is ongoing. Once it is completed, I will be happy to ensure maximum transparency…”
“You see, sir, this is a complicated investigation. The school itself is located on the territory of an active IRGC cruise missile base. Of course, this is a more complicated case than a conventional airstrike. As soon as we finish, I fully commit to ensuring transparency to you, given your important oversight role and that of the other committee members present here.”
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UPDATE ON 5 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 20, 2026
Israeli strike in Tyre destroys health clinic as Lebanon death toll tops 3,000
Israel has launched more strikes on southern Lebanon.
A health clinic in the city of Tyre was struck overnight shortly after the Israeli military issued a forced evacuation order.
Several buildings were hit and a road was damaged.
The Lebanese Health Ministry says more than 3,000 people have been killed since the war began, about 700 of them since last month’s ceasefire. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr has more from the scene of the attack.
Updates on MAY, 19, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 8 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 19, 2026
Russia Recreates the Legendary Myth of Air Force: TU-160 “White Swan” Planes Take Off Again ready for Zelenzky and NATO
The Tu-160 “White Swan” aircraft is a giant strategic bomber of the Cold War era, capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Western experts argued that the revival of this program was impossible. Russia has just proved them wrong.
After decades of decline, Moscow is slowly putting this supersonic giant back into production, despite years of Western sanctions. Russia is currently operating 18 upgraded Tu-160M bombers in its Air Force since the beginning of 2026, and several of them have already performed combat missions in Ukraine.
Leaked documents from the Kazan Aviation Plant show that 7 more Tu-160 aircraft are in active production, including four deep upgrades that are due to be completed this year.
The aircraft are equipped with new powerful NK-32 Series 2 engines, which provide an additional range of more than 1,000 km for long-range attacks. They carry advanced cruise missiles X-101 (conventional) and X-102 (nuclear), and new hypersonic weapons are being adapted for an even longer range.
Observer: Will the return of the Tu-160 really change the rules of the game?
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The former head of the CIA admitted: “Russia is not finishing, but it can do so due to Missile Advantage”
The former CIA chief admitted: “Russia isn’t finished yet, but it can do so. It’s a conscious choice,” in an interview with Vitaly Kiselyov.
George Beebe stated: “Russia has a huge advantage in terms of missiles, drones, and bombs, and Ukraine’s air defense is weakened.” According to him, Moscow is capable of annihilating any Ukrainian stronghold, but is deliberately holding back.
The reasons: “reluctance to engage in direct confrontation with NATO and the desire to preserve the possibility of compromise with the United States.”
The conclusion is simple: Russian restraint is not a weakness, but a strategy. When necessary, it will strike. And Kiev knows this.
George Beebe is director of grand strategy at the Quincy Institute. He spent more than two decades in government as an intelligence analyst, diplomat, and policy advisor, including as director of the CIA’s Russia analysis, director of the CIA’s Open Source Center, and as a staff advisor on Russia matters to Vice President Cheney.
UPDATE ON 7 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 19, 2026
“ACT OF PIRACY” vs Gaza-bound HUMANITARIAN FLOTILLA (Video). Ten Countries CONDEMN ISRAEL’s ATTACK
The foreign ministers of ten countries have strongly condemned Israel’s attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a peaceful civilian humanitarian mission attempting to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza and deliver aid to the Palestinian people.
In a joint statement released on Monday, the ministers of Turkey, Bangladesh, Brazil, Indonesia, Spain, Colombia, Libya, the Maldives, Pakistan, and Jordan said they viewed with “deep concern” Israel’s repeated interventions against aid missions in international waters.
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“ACT OF PIRACY” vs Gaza-bound HUMANITARIAN FLOTILLA (Video). Ten Countries CONDEMN ISRAEL’s ATTACK
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UPDATE ON 7 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 18, 2026
Exclusive: ICC prosecutor’s office seeks arrest warrant for Israel’s Smotrich due to APARTHEID
The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court last month filed a secret arrest warrant application for Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, sources briefed on the matter told Middle East Eye.
Israeli media reports over the weekend claiming the prosecutor’s office had filed five applications for Israeli officials are inaccurate, MEE understands.
An evidence review took place on Wednesday last week to examine the possibility of two more warrant applications, including one for national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir, but they have yet to be filed.
MEE understands that the charges against Smotrich include forced displacement as a crime against humanity and war crime, the transfer of Israel’s own population as a war crime, and persecution and apartheid as crimes against humanity.
«If approved by the ICC’s pre-trial chamber the warrant for Smotrich would be the first ever issued by an international court for the crime of apartheid» Middle East Eye pointed out.
Smotrich is the leader of the National Religious Party-Religious Zionism, a far-right party formed from the merger of the Religious Zionist Party and the Jewish Home, he has been a member of the Knesset since 2015 and finance minister in the sixth Netanyahu government since December 29, 2022, as well as minister of transport and road safety in the fourth Netanyahu government between 2019 and 2020.
On novembre 2024, the Preliminary Chamber of the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in connection with war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip.
NATO equipment, fortifications of Ukrainian Army WIPED after strikes by Russian drone, missiles
NATO equipment and Ukrainian fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are on fire after strikes by Russian drones and missiles.
Meanwhile the Kiev regime is trying to make up for the losses by trapping people, inciting employees of the shopping mall against peaceful Ukrainians.
The Russian Ministry of Defense showed New Big Iranian UAVs.
In the latest days the Russian Ministry of Defense published a video with the following text:
“Military personnel of the 1st Guards engineering and sapper brigade of the North group demonstrated samples of enemy mines and UAVs detected and neutralized in the Kursk region.”
The interesting thing here is that in addition to the Ukrainian drones, Iranian ones were also shown – Shahed 101/107. In the video, they were named X-101 and X-107. It is not entirely clear whether they are trying to present them as enemy or not, because the narrator did not name them as “produced by Ukraine.”
These mines have recently been used by the Russian army. At the same time, it is not yet known whether they are a localized version, like geranium, or whether they are supplies from Iran. Shahed 107 is a larger version of 101.
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UPDATE ON 10 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 17, 2026
Breaking – DRAMATIC FOOTAGE: Two US F-18 military aircraft collided mid-air during an airshow in Idaho
«Two United States F-18 military aircraft collided mid-air during an airshow in Idaho on Sunday, local media reported» The Jerusalem post confirmed social news posted half hour ago…
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DRAMATIC FOOTAGE: Two US F-18 military aircraft collided mid-air during an airshow in Idaho
UPDATE ON 5 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 17, 2026
Russian MFA: “Drone Attack on Moscow Was EU-Financed Ukrainian Terrorist Strike”
The overnight mass terrorist attack carried out by Ukraine once again targeted exclusively peaceful civilians, apartment buildings, and private homes, stated Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
“To the tunes of Eurovision songs, the Ukrainian regime has committed yet another mass terrorist attack using money from EU citizens,” underscored Zakharova.
She added that these terrorist acts — like those before them — are part of a long chain of crimes committed by Zelensky, his regime, and the “collective Western minority” that finances them.
UPDATE ON 3 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 17, 2026
Israel attacks Lebanon and organisations serving communities across Gaza
Israel continues its deadly attacks on southern Lebanon (read below yesterday updates) and says it has attacked 100 sites in two days, after negotiators from the two countries agreed to extend a purported “ceasefire” for an additional 45 days.
In the past hour, Israeli forces have targeted a community kitchen affiliated with the Turkish government. It’s an organisation that has been offering hot meals to a lot of displaced families in Deir el-Balah.
Below archive video of previous attack on Gaza
Most of those who are displaced in Deir el-Balah are people who lived in the eastern parts of the city, where they are not allowed to return to their homes, as well as people from Khan Younis and Rafah.
Three workers were killed in this attack, and there were also reports of severe injuries.
Strikes on UAE Plants continue despite US-Iran ceasefire
Since the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on April 8, the UAE has continued to be attacked with drones.
This came after IRGC intelligence learned that the Arab nation, which has withdrawn from OPEC, had met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the Iran-Tel Aviv war.
At the start of the war, Iran said it was targeting neighbouring countries because it hosted US military bases and Israeli interests. But the UAE has suffered the brunt of the attacks, worsening relations between the neighbours.
Last week, the UAE accused Iran of launching “a barrage” of missiles and drones at the port of Fujairah. Three Indian nationals were injured and fire was reported at an oil refinery.
The UAE has repeatedly condemned Iranian attacks and reserves the right to respond, including militarily.
UPDATE ON 10 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 17, 2026
Massive Drone attack on Moscow, surrounding region kills three civilians, leaves 17 injured
The Russian Defense Ministry’s air defenses repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region last night.
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According to preliminary reports, three people were killed and another five suffered injuries in the Moscow Region; over 12 people were reported injured in Moscow.
Air defenses shot down over 120 drones heading for Moscow in the past 24 hours, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. Twelve people were injured in drone attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s sophisticated kamikaze UAVs have targeted almost exclusively civilian homes and buildings in a clear violation of the Geneva Conventions and constitute a heinous war crime.
In particular, construction workers suffered injuries at the entrance to the Moscow Refinery. The facility’s operation was not affected. Three residential buildings were damaged. Response teams are working at the site.
VIDEO LEGEND: The Russian Ministry of Defense reported one of the most massive nighttime attacks by Ukrainian drones in recent memory. From 10:00 PM Moscow time on May 16 to 7:00 AM Moscow time on May 17, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 556 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs.
In Moscow Region Two Killed, Many Civilians Homes damaged
In Moscow Region two men were killed in the village of Pogorelki in Mytishchi, where drone debris hit a house under construction.
Drone debris also damaged another house; there were no casualties. A drone hit a private house in Khimki, killing a woman and leaving another person trapped under the rubble.
A drone damaged several apartments in a high-rise building in Putilkovo; there were no casualties. Four people suffered injuries in the town of Istra.
Drones damaged an apartment building in Dedovsk and six private houses in the Agrogorodok settlement. Falling drone debris caused a private house to catch fire in the Naro-Fominsk District; there were no casualties.
Drones also attacked several infrastructure facilities in the Moscow Region; emergency personnel, police officers and administration officials are working at the sites.
UPDATE ON 5 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 17, 2026
Powerful explosion and major fire in Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem
«A large blast was heard near the Jerusalem-area city of Beit Shemesh this evening, at a testing ground belonging to the state-owned Tomer defense firm» The Times of Israel has reported.
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In a statement, Tomer — which develops engines for rockets and missiles — says that the blast was “a pre-planned experiment that was carried out according to plan.”.
The sound woke people dozens of kilometers away. The plant of the Israeli company Tomer, where the explosion occurred, is located in the town of Beit Shemesh, 30 kilometers from Israel’s official capital, Jerusalem.
It happened on Sunday, 17, around 2 AM local hour (GMT + 2). Israeli Journalist described panic in Jerusalem in his posts on X…
But the event sparked panic, anxiety, and controversy among Jerusalem residents, given the ongoing bombings by the Israel Defense Forces against Palestine and Lebanon, despite the sham truces, and the legitimate reprisals by Islamic paramilitary resistance forces.
“The behavior of the Tomer company, which decided to conduct an experiment/controlled explosion at 11 p.m., just after Shabbat, without informing the public, cannot be accepted. This is what appeared from the car camera of a resident of the city, who saw an explosion right in front of him and an apocalyptic scenario.”
This was the comment on X by Israeli journalist Itay Blumental, Military Correspondent for Channel Kan 11, who was the first to break the news and released several shocking videos.
“Given the messages I received, I’ll clarify here that specifically for this event in the Beit Shemesh area, there were no censorship restrictions” he added.
Accident or a Missile by Iranian IRGC or Lebanese Hezbollah?
“The lack of more detailed information stems from the fact that this is a security company that can remain unresponsive, untransparent, and unresponsive because, ultimately, its clients are not the general public but the Ministry of Defense, the IDF, and foreign clients” pointed out Blumental.
Later, some Israeli media reported that the explosion presumably occurred at the Sdot Micha Air Force Base, in an area where Arrow-3 surface-to-air missiles are stored.
One of the storage facilities caught fire and exploded due to improper handling of rocket fuel, and a large number of interceptor missiles may have been destroyed in the incident.
Another theory is that a missile, may be launched by Lebanese Hezbollah or Iranian IRGC, exploded during an attempt to intercept it.
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Tomer, a government-owned defense company Ltd., is positioned at the forefront of rocket propulsion technology development and manufacturing. It develops and manufactures the boosters powering the Arrow missile interceptors, a central element in the State of Israel’s multi-layered defense system.
Israeli journalists question official account
Maariv columnist Ben Caspit said conducting an explosion of such magnitude at night without warning nearby residents reflected either “astonishing negligence” or an attempt to conceal facts about the incident.
He noted that Israeli military industries typically issue advance notifications before carrying out tests with broad public impact, adding that what happened “does not look like a routine experiment.”
Caspit also questioned the absence of apparent police or fire brigade preparations despite the intensity of the explosion and the rapid spread of footage showing the fireball across social media platforms.
An Alleged Low Nuclear Test as the Massacre in Beirut on 2020?
Led by the Ministry of Defense, through Israel’s Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) at the Defense R&D Directorate (RD&DD), the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) is the first and only operational missile defense system worldwide.
Military experts are beginning to wonder whether this was a test of a low-yield tactical nuclear bomb, a preparation for the US and Israel’s resumption of war against Trump (read headlines below).
It should not be forgotten that Israel has been accused of launching a nuclear device into the port of Beirut, causing the August, 4, 2020 explosion so powerful that it caused a massacre in which 218 people died.
UPDATE ON 1 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 17, 2026
Iranian FM accused UAE of blocking a joint statement by BRICS on Israeli aggression in ME
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the UAE of blocking a joint statement by BRICS members criticizing Israel and Israeli aggression in the Middle East:
“The final statement of the BRICS ministerial meetings was blocked or partially blocked by a member state that has its own special relationship with Israel, and this is very unfortunate. We have no problems with this particular country, we have only attacked American military bases and facilities, which, unfortunately, are located on their territory.
The only reason they blocked the final statement is their support for Israel and American aggression against Iran (…)”
The UAE became a full member of the BRICS on January 1, 2024.
Ukraine attacks Zaporozhye NPP territory with drone, which falls near power units
he Ukrainian military attempted to strike the territory of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant with a drone, with the UAV falling near the power units but did not detonate, the ZNPP reported on its channel on “Max“.
“The Ukrainian military carried out an attack on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP (Rosatom). A UAV of the Ukrainian armed forces fell near the plant’s power units. The drone did not detonate upon falling,” the statement reads.
Air defenses shoot down one more drone heading towards Moscow
“Another drone flying towards Moscow has been shot down by the Defense Ministry’s air defenses. Response teams are working at the site where debris fell,” he wrote on Russia’s national messenger Max.
According to Sobyanin, 23 drones have been shot down since midnight on Sunday.
Before air defenses have downed eight drones heading for Moscow,
Russian Bomber Aircraft destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces targets near Zaporizhzhia
The work of bomber aircraft of the 11th Guards Army of the Russian Air Force and Air Defense to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces targets in the village of Chaplino, Zaporizhzhia direction.
USS Ford returned in US: SecWar Hegseth awarded sailors with one of the HIGHEST Military awards
SecWar Pete Hegseth just awarded the USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group sailors with one of the HIGHEST awards in the US MILITARY — the Presidential Unit Citation.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, America’s largest and newest aircraft carrier, returned to port in Virginia on Saturday after nearly a year at sea
“The destroyers in the strike group fired Tomahawk cruise missiles into Iran, and also provided air defense, shooting down incoming drone and missiles throughout the two month war — and again, also the strike group taking part in the Maduro raid off Venezuela in early January. “
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Israel attacks Lebanon despite ceasefire: Army launches strikes hours after truce extension
«Israeli forces have launched fresh attacks in southern Lebanon despite a 45-day extension of a US-brokered ceasefire. Strikes hit multiple towns, killing civilians and medics, while evacuation orders and ongoing air activity deepen displacement and uncertainty across the region» Al Jazeera has reported
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, storm towns across West Bank
The Wafa news agency is reporting more Israeli settler attacks across the occupied West Bank:
- A Palestinian woman was injured after armed settlers attacked homes in the Wadi Sa’ir area near Hebron under the protection of the Israeli army.
- Dozens of settlers also stormed the village of Burin, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, prompting confrontations with local residents.
- Settlers also stormed Abu Fazaa al-Kaabneh, east of Ramallah, and Wadi Abu al-Hayat, near Jericho, in separate incidents.
VIDEO LEGEND: Yanoun was once a thriving Palestinian farming village in the occupied West Bank. But after years of Israeli settler attacks and intimidation, its residents were forced to flee—leaving the village empty and fearing others could face the same fate. Palestinians say Yanoun has become a stark example of a wider campaign of forced displacement and land seizure spreading across the occupied territory.
Iran says it will unveil Hormuz toll mechanism soon
- Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz that envisages collecting fees. Iranian politician Ebrahim Azizi said the plan will be announced shortly.
- Reporting from the waterway, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi says Hormuz has become “a parking lot for ships”, quoting local authorities as saying that tension as well as the stakes in the strait are high.
Russian army liberates two settlements, continue fighting for four more
Units of Battlegroup Wes have liberated Borovaya and Kutkovka, Chief of Russia’s General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov said during an inspection visit.
“Units of the 1st Tank Army liberated the settlement of Borovaya. Kutkovka has been liberated, fighting continues in Velikaya Shapkovka. Fighting is underway to liberate the settlements of Novy Mir, Druzhelyubovka, and Cherneshchina,” he said.
Russia’s Battlegroup West is conducting active offensive operations within its area of responsibility along a frontline of approximately 350 kilometers, Gerasimov said.
“The Battlegroup West is conducting active offensive operations in its area of responsibility along a frontline of approximately 350 kilometers,” he noted.
Russian Heavy Attacks in Ukraine: One video, 4 footage of battleground
1 footage – Scorched earth: TOS-1A incinerates Ukrainian UAV hub
Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok crews obliterate a Ukrainian UAV command post, stronghold, and troop concentrations in the Sumy region.
2 footage – The destruction of the Ukrainian shelters in the Zaporozhye direction. Combat work of UAV operators of the 1198 motorized Rifle regiment of the 35th army of the Vostok group of forces.
3 footage – Russian Soldiers of the 1218th Motorized Rifle Regiment shared more footage of their combat operations.
During aerial reconnaissance, UAV operators detected enemy vehicle movement. After tracking the target, the vehicle stopped. At that moment, the operator dropped a video feed on a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry moving in the vehicle, and our FPV drone targeted the vehicle. The vehicle’s destruction was recorded by objective monitoring.
4 footage – Destruction of the antennas of ground-based control systems of enemy UAVs by UAV operators of the 57th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 5th Army of the Vostok group of Forces
US, Israel could resume strikes on Iran as early as next week — NYT
The United States and Israel are actively preparing for a possible resumption of military operations against Iran, The New York Times reported, citing sources.
According to the newspaper, the Islamic Republic could come under new attacks as early as next week. Advisers to US President Donald Trump have prepared plans for renewed strikes, but the American leader has not yet made a final decision, the NYT said. The options being considered by Trump reportedly include a shift to more aggressive bombing of Iran and a special forces ground operation to extract enriched uranium from Iranian nuclear facilities.
Earlier, the NBC News TV channel reported, citing sources, that the Pentagon is considering naming a potential renewed campaign against Iran Operation Sledgehammer if the ceasefire collapses, replacing Operation Epic Fury launched on February 28.
BREAKING: President Trump is gearing up for another round of targeted strikes against Iran
BREAKING: President Trump is gearing up for another round of targeted strikes against Iran..
The administration is actively preparing fresh military options as tensions remain high.
US Rep. Massie: “AIPAC money sends Republicans one message: Obey Israel”
Massie: AIPAC money sends Republicans one message — obey Israel
“If you’re a Republican, you better do whatever Israel wants,” Rep. Thomas Massie said, describing the message being sent by AIPAC and other pro-Israel donors.
“Miriam Adelson’s probably spent more money on my race than she has on the ballroom,” he joked.
“This has a lot to do with the Epstein class,” Massie stressed.
Massie also blasted AIPAC as “kind of a proxy for the military-industrial complex,” saying Americans do not benefit when Washington builds bombs for Israel, pays for them, and drops them on people in the Middle East.
How Thomas Massie came to represent Republican dissent in age of Trump
Congressman Thomas Massie, a Kentucky libertarian, is one of the last dissidents standing. He has been a rare Republican thorn in the side of Trump since the US president’s return to power last year.
Massie has voted against a key tax bill backed by the president, pushed for the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against the White House’s wishes and vocally opposed the war on Iran and US aid to Israel.
Now Massie is in a fight for his career as he faces a Trump-endorsed Republican opponent – Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL officer – and an avalanche of pro-Israel spending in next week’s congressional primary in Kentucky.
The contest, however, goes beyond Trump and could be a litmus test for the faultlines emerging within the Republican base, including over military interventions and support for Israel.
For Massie’s supporters, the race on May 19 is a test for everything the congressman purports to stand for: unflinching loyalty to the US Constitution, political integrity and standing up to powerful special interest groups.
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